Spline may refer to:
Mathematics
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Spline (mathematics)
In mathematics, a spline is a special function defined piecewise by polynomials.
In interpolating problems, spline interpolation is often preferred to polynomial interpolation because it yields similar results, even when using low degree poly ...
, a mathematical function used for interpolation or smoothing
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Smoothing spline
Smoothing splines are function estimates, \hat f(x), obtained from a set of noisy observations y_i of the target f(x_i), in order to balance a measure of goodness of fit of \hat f(x_i) to y_i with a derivative based measure of the smoothness of \ ...
, a method of smoothing using a spline function
Devices
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Spline (mechanical)
Splines are ridges or teeth
on a drive shaft that matches with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between them.
For instance, a gear mounted on a shaft might use a male spline on the sha ...
, a mating feature for rotating elements
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Flat spline
A spline consists of a long strip fixed in position at a number of points whose tension creates a smooth curve passing through those points, for the purpose of transferring that curve to another material.
Before computers were used for creating ...
, a device to draw curves
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Spline drive
At a minimum, a screw drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows torque to be applied to it. Usually, it also involves a mating tool, such as a screwdriver, that is used to turn it. The following heads are ca ...
, a type of screw drive
* Spline cord, a type of thin rubber cord used to secure a
window screen
A window screen (also known as insect screen, bug screen, fly screen, flywire, wire mesh, or window net) is designed to cover the opening of a window. It is usually a mesh made of metal, fiberglass, fibreglass, plastic wire, or other pieces of ...
to its frame
* Spline (or
star filler
A star filler (also known as cross filler, splines, separators and crossweb fillers) is a type of plastic insert in Cat 5 and Cat 6 cable which separates the individual stranded pair sets from each other while inside of the cable. It increases t ...
), a type of plastic cable filler for CAT cable
Other
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Spline (alien beings)
The Xeelee Sequence (; ) is a series of hard science fiction space opera novels, novellas, and short stories written by British science fiction author Stephen Baxter. The series spans billions of years of fictional history, centering on humanity ...
, in Stephen Baxter's Xeelee Sequence novels
See also
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